So how was the convention?

[wombat_socho]

I think this says it all.

Total attendance: 2,542
Warm body count: 2,464

Staff morale after closing ceremonies: Outstanding.

I think our training wheels came off somewhere on American Boulevard; whoever wants 'em can have 'em.

Comments

[acdragonmaster.livejournal.com]

he was thinking out loud about a staff orientation field trip to ACen this year so that anyone thinking running a 7000+ convention would be cool would be properly traumatized.

ACen is about the biggest con that I would care to casually attend.

I might someday go to Otakon again with friends, but if I do, I'd rather be volunteering/otherwise helping the staff, just hanging around in that large a crowd is a bit much.

So in other words, the bigger/worse it is, the more enthusiastic I get about staffing it. I work better when there's more work for me to do...

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

So you want to work Registration next year? I'm not sure danae is staying on next year, and pkat wants to move on to a more active position in another department.

[acdragonmaster.livejournal.com]

Eh, maybe. I was thinking of asking around some of the departments and see if anyone required someone to basically run around all weekend, since I know from Sogen I *do* have the stamina to do that sort of thing...

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

I think there are a number of departments that can use a runner. I'll ask around.

[acdragonmaster.livejournal.com]

Yeah. While I realize having someone sitting and generally manning something like ops, it sometimes seemd to me I wasn't doing anything useful sitting around there most the day. Especially since as I said, I do have just the sheer stamina that I can be running around for the better part of the weekend...

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

They also serve who only sit around waiting for trouble, but I understand how you feel about it. Something will turn up; there's always a need for gofers.